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Potty Training: A Crazy (Yet Effective) Approach

February 17, 2010 by sue campbell

Last May, my daughter started showing interest in using the potty. She liked reading stories about kids using the potty, she liked sitting on her chair. However, she wasn’t making any deposits. Several times a day, she would drag me to the bathroom and I’d pull her pants down so she could sit. And sit. And sit. She was missing a piece of the puzzle.

Then I got an idea, a wonderful, awful idea.

I am rather a small person and not well endowed in the buttocks region, so I lowered myself onto her little potty chair and peed. Then I showed her the results. Her little eyes widened and she smiled in comprehension. I dumped and rinsed the potty and she sat down and peed. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Obviously, for you J-Lo types, this approach is not practical. And, of course, some of you will just think I’m looney. However, the lesson here is that sometimes little ones need to see how something works, as their language skills just aren’t at a place where a verbal explanation is going to help. In such cases, show, don’t tell. It’s just crazy enough to work.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: craziness, potty training

Playing Along

January 21, 2010 by sue campbell

I paint my toilet almost everyday. My toddler is in the final stages of potty training. At least once a day she refuses to use the toilet until it’s been painted, “I want an orange potty!”

So, I dip my imaginary paint brush into the bathroom sink and then make brush strokes all over the toilet. Then she climbs up and does her business.

Sometimes, she doesn’t want Dora’s picture on her undies, she wants her friend Otto’s picture. So, I pull my pretend pen from my pocket and draw Otto’s face over Dora’s.

Sometimes, I just want her to get out of the car already. We end up in a power struggle and she cries and screams and I am still in the driveway. It’s best for both of us if I throw her a magic rope so she can climb down herself.

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: coping, playing, potty training, toddler, toilet

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